Be Grand
December 22, 2017
Humming is a lost art. My son hums constantly. I have to refrain myself from stopping him because I don’t want to “dim his shine”. He is relaxed and content so at the risk of going temporarily insane I let him hum.
Bizarrely, in the last two weeks of what is known to be the most stressful time of year, I find myself in a partial relaxed state and I am humming. Christmas Carols. Usually the same ones on repeat.
Despite the work year winding down, I’ve been working overtime on personal development. I have been feverishly tackling my internal crap that typically prevents me from feeling contentment. My goal for 2018, peace of mind.
So inorder to stimulate peace of mind in the making, I am forcing small changes like incorporating 5 minutes in the morning and 5 minutes at night to “give thanks” to God and ask for guidance and a quiet mind to listen to it.
And you know…. after all the times I have suggested intentional meditation or prayer to clients, I can actual say I am practicing it! Almost daily. And it’s working!
As peace and quiet becomes an endangered moment in our daily rhythm, I am seeking more of it right now. Sometimes when I am home alone I let there be total silence. This is a new milestone for me. Growing up in a large family, silence was deafening to me. I enjoyed the excitement and the loud chaos of 7 kids. Silence felt empty to me. Lonely.
But now silence and quiet is filled with memories, healthy creative planning, and actually kind and loving thoughts towards myself…. as opposed to my default internal tape… which replayed, on repeat, negative anxious ones.
Small changes, got me humming loudly to myself. In fact when I hopped in my car today after all my last minute scurrying, I realized I had been humming along in every store. Content in the ridiculously long lines at the post office, the grocery store, and the liquor store. Humming even when my kids were dismissed early for pending ice ( which has yet to arrive ), totally messing up all my last minutes!
Maybe I looked crazy. I was so caught up in song that I was probably smiling around each store too. I’ll tell you though, typically I would have lost my $:it in all that waiting, but having an internal tune jamming made me feel relaxed and calm. Two adjectives that would be least expected to describe me!
So what little earworm ditty was I humming? Glad you asked, but it should come with a warning! You will be humming it all night… if you recognize it!
So please let this be my Christmas Card to you. I am letting myself off the hook again this year…. hope you can too!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Christmas Waltz
It’s that time of year
When the world falls in love
Every song you hear seems to say
“Merry Christmas
May your new year’s dreams come true”
And this song of mine
In three quarter time
Wishes you and yours
The same thing, too
It’s that time of year
When the world falls in love
Every song you hear
Seems to say
“Merry Christmas
May your new year dreams come true”
And this song of mine
In three quarter time
Wishes you and yours
The same thing, too
Songwriters: Sammy Cahn
The Christmas Waltz lyrics © Imagem U.S. LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc
